cool versus joe the volcano. paul ryan, a very surreal guy, i think he will talk a lot about our economic philosophy and how it can make life better for the average american. and, you never know what the vice president is going to say. he will try to be very aggressive. i think mr. ryan will do a good job. host: our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time to read the debates at 9:00 on thursday. then you look at is your reaction at 10:30 p.m. eastern time. on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org, live on thursday. here is what the joe biden camp is saying about paul ryan. "congressman ryan has a choice to make thursday, either stand behind the extreme positions he has been the face of for years, and that governor romney has fully embrace like turning medicare into a voucher program and cutting taxes for the wealthiest few at the expense of the middle class, or deny their existence as governor romney did in last week's did a." guest: at least the republicans are trying to solve a problem. here is what the vice